Have you ever thought about how money is created? Or how some modern banks started? Is the value of money based on something real, like gold? Would it frighten you if money was created out of thin air?

The milk spilled across the table and all over the floor. Its white stain splashed outward and became a ghostly firework there beside the toes of his shoes, which barely scraped the old hardwood floors so used to absorbing these accidents.

Returning to a place I loved, spending time with some people I loved, and being able to tick off an item from my bucket list was a satisfying experience. Great moments in life can be as serene as sharing a good cup of coffee.

When he came to, in a tragic trick of the light, his left thigh slept numb and scarred. But this was no trick. Perhaps looking upon it was like looking upon the hilt of a broken sword – the blade snapped and lost with just a small, jagged shard jutting from the crossguard. For Paul Ledward, everything had changed.

Remember those days where your imagination was populated by army men posing as villagers, frogs waited to destroy your sleepy village, and some elbow grease was used to bring it all together? And it all took place outside…in a galaxy far, far away.

Not everyone embraces the journey to adulthood with enthusiasm. Sometimes adulthood needs to take a back seat and wait for the hormones to kick in. Without those much-needed hormones, first kisses can be downright gross.